Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has been rapidly losing weight since his arrest on March 21, senior AAP leader Atishi claimed on Wednesday and accused the BJP of putting his health at risk by keeping him in jail. She said the Aam Aadmi Party will seek legal help over the chief minister's health condition. However, the administration of Tihar jail, where Kejriwal is lodged till April 15, has denied the claims over his health. A senior Tihar jail official said Kejriwal's vitals are normal.
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00:00 Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has been rapidly losing weight since his arrest on
00:08 March 21.
00:09 Senior AAP leader Ateeshi claimed on Wednesday and accused the BJP of putting his health
00:14 at risk by keeping him in jail.
00:16 She said the AAP will seek legal help over the chief minister's health condition.
00:21 However, the administration of Tihar Jail, where Kejriwal is lodged till April 15, has
00:25 denied the claims over his health.
00:27 A senior Tihar Jail official said Kejriwal's vitals are normal.
00:31 Kejriwal was arrested by the ED in an exercise policy-linked money laundering case.
00:36 He has been sent to judicial custody till April 15.
00:38 Arvind Kejriwal is a severe diabetic.
00:41 Despite health issues, he remained engaged 24 hours a day in the service of the country.
00:45 Since his arrest, Kejriwal's weight has decreased by 4.5 kg.
00:49 This is very worrying.
00:50 The BJP is putting his health at risk by putting him in jail.
00:53 Ateeshi Alish in a post on X in Hindi.
01:17 If something happens to Arvind Kejriwal, not just the whole country, even God will not
01:21 forgive them.
01:22 She added.
01:23 At a press conference, the Delhi minister said, "Today, the Delhi High Court will hear
01:26 a plea challenging his arrest by ED.
01:28 After the court decides on it, we will seek legal help over his health situation."
01:31 Alleging that Kejriwal has been put behind bars in a false case, Ateeshi said they are
01:36 closely monitoring his health condition.
01:38 The whole country is watching.
01:39 For a severely diabetic patient, if the sugar level falls below 50 mg/dl, it is extremely
01:45 worrying.
01:46 While he was in ED custody, his sugar levels fell thrice, including one time when it came
01:50 down to 46 mg/dl, she said.
01:53 Ateeshi claimed that in the last 12 days, his weight has reduced by 4.5 kgs, which poses
01:58 a health risk.
01:59 Delhi CM has been allowed to have home-cooked food in Tihar Jail.
02:03 On Tuesday morning, Kejriwal's sugar level was low.
02:05 He was under the watch of Tihar Jail doctors as his sugar level kept fluctuating, officials
02:10 said.
02:11 The Enforcement Directorate arrested Kejriwal on March 21 in a money laundering case linked
02:16 to alleged irregularities in the now-scrapped Delhi exercise policy 2021-22.
02:21 He was sent from custody of the agency to 14-day judicial custody in Tihar Jail on Monday.
02:25 Earlier, Snehita Kejriwal, CM's wife, had shared details on his health and said that
02:30 he has diabetes.
02:31 And although his sugar levels were irregular, his determination was strong.
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